RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance
The statement called for a "co-ordinated socialist challenge" in the 2016 elections and included commitments to "crowdsource policies" and hold "a citizens' audit of the debt that is imprisoning our national finances".[11] The inaugural conference was addressed by speakers including the author Alan Bissett, SSP spokesperson Colin Fox and Independent MSP Jean Urquhart.[18] A RISE candidate in the Lothian region later resigned, following concerns being expressed about her involvement with the defamation and perjury trials of Tommy Sheridan.[22] In September 2016, RISE announced plans to make politics more accessible, including regular political-themed dance club events and a new website.[25] Writing in Red Pepper, editor Jonathan Rimmer said the site would have "no party line" and called on socialists to "debate with each other on an amicable basis".
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